At this time, the prince also came back and stood quietly aside.

Li Shimin took out a sign, raised his head and said, "Take Zhang Shilang to see the money bank and grain storehouse." ”

Wang Gonggong took the jade plate with both hands, "Zhang Shilang, please come with the old slave." ”

Before leaving, I heard His Majesty and Fang Xuanling discussing the distribution of officials this time.

Datang is still young, and Tian Khan is also in the prime of life.

Your Majesty is the time when you are most indignant, and you have to watch everything big and small in the court, and the newly elected officials in the imperial examination have to ask your Majesty one by one.

Wang Gonggong walked in front with a smile, "Thinking about so many things in Shangshu Province, Zhang Shangshu must be very busy." ”

Zhang Yang walked aside with his hands in his hands, "I can still deal with it at the moment, let the children in the palace, as well as the people at home and in the village help together." ”

The old face of the prince was full of smiles, "This may be that those who have attained the Tao have more help, and those who have lost the Tao have little help." ”

"The prince laughed, but there are just a lot of people and a lot of power."

Walking all the way from the palace to a secluded path, Zhang Yang looked at the situation around him, this is the back of the Wude Palace, and there are many guards guarding this place.

Walking down the trail again, this is the junction of the Imperial City and Chengtianmen, and it is obvious that there are more guards here along the way.

It was Li Junxian who was guarding here.

Wang Gonggong took out the jade plate, "This is the newly promoted Duzhilang, and it will be taken care of by Zhang Shilang in the future." ”

Seeing Zhang Yang, Li Junxian's eyes were strange, he bowed and saluted, and he got out of the way without saying a word.

The prince pressed a key, "This is the key to the treasury." ”

Zhang Yang took it with both hands, "What about the key to the grain depot?" ”

Wang Gonggong patiently explained: "There are many grain depots, there are six grain depots in Chang'an City, with different soldiers, horses and manpower guards, as for the storage of grain, someone will send it at that time." ”

Zhang Yang nodded slightly, walked to the door of the treasury, and picked up the old big lock.

The money vault didn't look big, took off the lock and opened the door, it was pitch black inside, Zhang Yang couldn't help but take two steps back, "Princess, there shouldn't be an ambush of sword and axe hands here, as soon as you get in, these people will be unloaded." ”

Wang Gonggong lit an oil lamp," Zhang Shangshu was laughing again. ”

So he went into the treasury with an oil lamp.

Zhang Yang hesitated for a while, confirmed that there was no ambush before following the footsteps, the candles inside were lit in turn, and the hall in front of him gradually lit up, from the stone steps in the door all the way down, a bit like a basement.

But it's not completely submerged.

The gate is heavily guarded, and I am afraid that rats that do not have long eyes will be slaughtered on the spot when they pass by.

When all the candles were lit, I saw the empty treasury, with one or two baskets containing some gold leaves.

The prince explained: "This is all left from the past, and His Majesty rewards some during the New Year's holidays." ”

There were also three or two wooden barrels, and when the lid was opened, there was a silver cake in them.

And a whole bunch of copper coins.

Seeing that Zhang Yang was banging on the wall, the prince was speechless, "Zhang Shangshu, what are you doing?" ”

Zhang Yang cleared his throat, "Old Wang, is there any secret way here?" ”

The prince was surprised: "What is a secret way? ”

"If I press a piece of masonry here, there will be a chain sound in the wall." Zhang Yang said vividly, "Then a stone door will open here, and more gold and silver will be placed in it, right?" ”

Wang Gonggong was puzzled: "Zhang Shangshu is talking about the mechanism technique?" ”

"It's all the same thing."

Seeing that Zhang Yang was still groping for the wall, the prince sighed: "Don't look for it, the old slave was also present when this place was built, and there was no secret door." ”

"I don't believe it! Is there only so much money left in the DPRK? ”

The princes were about to cry, "Zhang Shangshu, don't make trouble, the money in the court is in front of you." ”

Zhang Yang picked up a stick and stabbed it on the top to confirm, still confirming whether there was a secret passage.

The prince's expression was blank, his eyes were dull, and he was speechless at the moment.

Zhang Yang stepped on all the bricks and stones on the ground, and after confirming that there was really no mechanism, he gave up.

"Why are the DPRK and China so poor?"

"This is still a good year in the past two years, and the DPRK and China can save these silver coins."

Zhang Yang took the account book handed by the prince and looked at the number of silver coins on it, 15,000 copper coins, and 6,000 silver cakes.

There are 30,000 pieces of silver in the entire treasury.

The feeling of walking out of the treasury is complicated, and the treasury of Lishan is richer than this treasury.

Zhang Yang locked the treasury again, and Wang Gonggong smiled all the way, "Originally, the tax revenue from various places came up last year, and there was still a surplus in the DPRK and China, but in order to prevent the occurrence of grain cheapness and injury to the peasants, the DPRK and China could not take out the silver money to collect grain several times, so that the DPRK and China could collect grain when the grain was abundant, and when the grain was insufficient, it could take it out for disaster relief." ”

"This also depends on Lishan to help the DPRK and China, Your Majesty often talks about this matter, and when you say it, you are very emotional."

"Really? Didn't Your Majesty think that our Lishan is rich and want to bring troops to rob? ”

The smile of the prince became more and more embarrassed, "What is Zhang Shangshu talking about, how could Your Majesty do such a thing." ”

Walking back to Shangshu Province, Li Anyan brought people here early to repair the official residence.

Li Lizhen and a group of children are also sorting out the account books.

"Brother-in-law, why are some of the account books sorted out yesterday missing?"

"I'll take it to the house, let your imperial sister help." Zhang Yang took off his official hat and explained.

Gao Yang and Dongyang, the two little girls, were still sitting on the side, holding the cake in both hands and eating it in small bites, like squirrels.

In the ninth year of Zhenguan, it was July, and the imperial examination had just ended.

After the DPRK and China's calculations, the replenishment of officials in various localities is still insufficient.

Especially locally, the old squires in various places have too much right to speak.

In order to break this situation, the DPRK and China must cultivate more young and energetic officials.

Under the auspices of the eldest grandson Wuji, batches of newly sealed young officials left, and they were going to Shuofang, Shudao, Jiangnan, Tongguan, and Fanyang in Chang'an City......

Li Shimin did not want the family's power to grow stronger.

If you don't take advantage of the moment to suppress these big clans, and let the gate valve recover in the future, it will be even more difficult to deal with them.

The eldest grandson Wuji has also been using his own way to consume the power of the family.

This method was relatively mild, but it caused Wei Zheng a lot of dissatisfaction, and he was afraid that these young officials would also become vassals of the family.

Thunderbolt should be used against the warriors.

After all, Wei Zheng, this old man, is still very rigid.

The DPRK and China have once again posted a notice that the imperial examination will be held again in May next year.

After two consecutive years of imperial examinations, the court and the central government gave the world a determination, and the imperial examination was not an occasional gift from His Majesty, but a major event to be carried out every year.

Pei Xingjian has been following Zhang Daxiang to deal with the important affairs in front of him these days, except that he can't see the Shangguan of the Ministry of Rites, that is, Shangshu Zhang Yang, it is not difficult for him to deal with many affairs here.

With the two right-hand men of Di Zhixon and Pei Xingjian, Zhang Daxiang's pressure has been reduced a lot.

And Xue Rengui also brought the Liu family to Chang'an City.

During this period, he encountered some twists and turns, especially when Liu Yuanwai was unwilling and united with the local government to obstruct it.

The Foreign Affairs Council, which has always acted hard-lined, has clashed with it.

If you want to talk about reading and writing articles, Xue Rengui is not good at it, but when it comes to fighting, this guy is one as ten.

In the face of nearly 100 local officers and soldiers, they were stunned and frightened of each other.

In the end, it was the Hedong Pei family who came forward to negotiate this matter, and Xue Rengui also successfully married the Liu family.

After the people were brought to Chang'an City, Xue Rengui's ability spread in the Foreign Academy, and Xu Jingzong waved his hand and handed over the entire Diplomatic Academy's escort to Xue Rengui.

Although there is no official position in the DPRK, at least there is a decent position in Chang'an City.

Until July, in the palace.

Li Shimin drank tea leisurely, and he found that handing over the financial power of the court to Zhang Yang made the whole person much easier.

The Lizheng Hall was empty, and these children went to Shangshu Province to help Zhang Yang sort out the account books.

"This Zhang Yang is really nonsense, how can you let the children sort out the account books." Li Shimin blew the tea leaves on the tea water, "If something goes wrong, then the civil ministers and military generals of the Manchu Dynasty will want me to dispose of this kid, and in the end he is not begging for me to let him go." ”

A smile drifted across the corners of his mouth, and he couldn't hold back for a while thinking about that scene, and laughed out loud again.

"The children have grown taller again, and it is already summer, and the clothes have to be redone." Empress Eldest Sun was distressed and sorted out some silk satin, "The clothes that the beauty can't wear can be worn by Gaoyang and Dongyang, even if they are worn in turns, the clothes are still not enough." ”

The queen herself doesn't have a few clothes to change, and the palace is full of clothes for princes and princesses.

Sitting down beside His Majesty, Empress Changsun whispered, "I don't know what happened to Qingque and Father Emperor in Lishan." ”

Thinking that the place for this year's summer vacation has not yet been decided, Li Shimin said in a low voice: "Zhang Yang is right, I can't be so extravagant and wasteful, and I will go to Lishan for the summer vacation this year." ”

As the wife of His Majesty and the queen, I know in my heart that Renshou Palace has been changed to Jiucheng Palace, and it has also been repaired.

The palace is on Tiantai Mountain, and I have never been to live there.

His Majesty has always been thinking about it.

In Shangshu Province, the main load-bearing beams and pillars are not moving, and it is easy to repair, and when Li Anyan left, he also cleaned the yard in front of the main hall, and the weeds were cleaned up.

Zhang Yang looked at the numbers on the table, his brows were tightened, the accounts from the first year of Zhenguan to the present have eyebrows, and the losses and expenses are written in the table.

Li Lizhi carefully wrote the accounts, and finally finished sorting out the accounts in the last volume, she relaxed her wrist, "Brother-in-law has written everything." ”

Zhang Yang opened it and confirmed, "Take your younger brothers and sisters to rest, and when the ice cubes in the palace can be taken out, I will make you smoothies to eat." ”

Looking at the younger brothers and sisters who were already sleeping crookedly, Li Lizhi woke them up and led them away.

Six hundred volumes, after half a month of sorting and summarizing, there is such a thick volume in his hands.

This is the current economic situation in the court.

Zhang Yang sorted out all the account books on the ground and put them on the bookshelf.

Shangshu Province was empty, standing alone in the main hall, listening to the sound of his own breathing and walking out of the door, closing the heavy door.

There were still some stones and timber left by Li Anyan in the yard, and Zhang Yang picked up the scraps of stone and wood on the ground and swept the ground again.

It was when many officials were on a business trip, Wei Zheng passed by Shangshu Province and happened to see this scene, Zhang Yang swept the floor alone, tidying up this long-abandoned official residence.

He also wiped the sweat from his forehead, and his back was already wet from the sweat, and his back was wet.

Seeing his hard work, Wei Zheng's heart was touched, and the children of the poor families in the court can endure hardships and work diligently.

On the contrary, some of the children of the powerful are lazy.

Zhang Yang walked out of the courtyard and looked up to see Zheng Gong standing outside the courtyard, and sighed while closing the door: "I finally sorted out these account books." ”

"Eldest Sun Wuji should arrange a few scribes for you."

Zhang Yang locked the door, "Every day one person comes, one person goes, one person has an official residence, this kind of day is not bad." ”

Wei Zheng stroked his beard and said, "You can be happy to deal with yourself." ”

"If there are more people, I feel busier."

"In the future, you still have to return to Zhongshu Province, and Shangshu Province will be banned after all."

"I'm going to retire."

Hearing this, Wei Zheng shook his head and sighed, "This year's summer harvest is coming, last year there was Lishan Chi Ai Sheji, can the DPRK and China cope with it this year?" ”

An old man and a young man walked out of the Suzaku Gate, Zhang Yang's footsteps stopped for a while, "There will always be a way." ”

Bidding farewell to Wei Zheng, Zhang Yang walked to the alley on the side of Suzaku Street.

At home, Li Yue was feeding the child porridge, and when she saw her husband coming back, she handed over the account book.

Zhang Yang pinched his daughter's white and tender face, Xiao Qingqing was still a little resistant, and there was even a little disgust in his little eyes.

Stretched out his big hand and rubbed it on her face, causing the child to reach out and want to fight, but it didn't hurt anything.

"The child is stubborn, this is with the princess." Aunt Wang preached on the side.

Comparing the three account books in front of him, there were still 30,000 guan of money left in the court, Zhang Yang pondered: "According to the harvest of previous years, how much money will be needed for the official grain to be collected by the court this time?" ”

Li Yue continued to feed the child porridge, "The Guanzhong area will collect 30,000 stone of grain this year, plus the tax that should be collected, last year's tax was 16 million stone, and most of the grain in the court after the autumn of this year is about 20 million stone. ”

The most urgent issue facing the couple is this year's grain harvest.

With 30,000 yuan of silver in the DPRK and China, it is still difficult to cope with the grain collection, not to mention that there is still so much money owed that has not yet been distributed.

Li Yue said again: "In addition to Lu rice and silver money, the court and the central government gave it to Yulu, all of which were mixed, and for these officials in the court, they took grain and sold it on the market for silver money, once the quantity is large, it will inevitably affect the price of grain, and the Yulu of the position of a minister like Zhao Guogong is 700 stones." ”

The price of grain affects the people's livelihood, and it is not unheard of for grain to be cheap and hurting peasants, especially in the early stage of the grain harvest, and it was decided that the price of grain should not be lowered.

This depends on the economic strength of the DPRK and China.

At night, the couple thought of countermeasures, first of all, the 30,000 guan in the DPRK and China was definitely not enough, and Lishan could take out another 50,000 guan to help the DPRK and China.